Napkin-holder.



PATENTED APR. 25, 1905 B. S. DALTON. NAPKIN HOLDER. APPLICATION I'IILED 1330,19, 1904.

WITNESSES.-

A 4 [NI ENTOR the marker.

UNITED STATES Patented April 25, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

NAPKlN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,252, dated April 25, 1905.

Application filed December 19, 1904. Serial No. 237,466-

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that L EDWIN S. DALTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Auburn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Napkin-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to marking-plates or name-plates for attachment to table-napkins; and it consists of the novel construction of the marker, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of Fig. 2 is a side view, and Fig. 3 is a rear view, of the marker. Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken on the line a: m in Fig. 3.

A is a concavo-convex name-plate which forms the front part of the marker. This plate is ornamental and is provided with projections orserrations 5 at its side edges, which form a part of its ornamentation. Its surface ornamentation is of any approved design.

C is the back plate of the marker, which is fiat and not so wide as the front plate.

The front and back plates are connected at one end by a loop 0. The free end portions of the front and back plates are spread apart sired; but it is useful in giving the device a better hold on the napkin.

A name, initial, or monogram is placed on the name-plate, and the device is used in place of the ordinary napkin-ring.

What I claim is A. napkin-holder, comprising a clasp U- shaped inform, one member of the said clasp being concavo -conveX in cross-section and wider than the other member and having serrated side edges projecting downwardly in the plane of its curvature, and the other said member having an integrally-formed springtongue which projects toward the first said member.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN s. DALTON.

Witnesses:

ELIZABETH A. ONEIL, BENJ. F. WINEGAR. 

